HMAS

Huon

(II)

HMAS Huon (II) is the first of six Huon Class Minehunters built for the Royal Australian Navy by Australian Defence Industries, Newcastle, NSW.

The ship is the most advanced of its type in the world. Like her sister ships, Huon is made of fibre reinforced plastic and has a unique single skin solid hull that has no ribs or frames and provides high underwater shock resistance and very low magnetic and noise levels. This hull is designed to flex inwards if an undersea explosion occurs nearby. All machinery/equipment is mounted on cradles or suspended from bulkheads to further enhance resistance to shock damage and protect ship systems.

The Huon Class Minehunters are all named after Australian rivers. Huon is the second RAN ship to carry the name. HMAS Huon (I) was a River Class Destroyer in commissioned service during World War I.

HMAS Choules' embarked MRH-90 Taipan helicopter, call sign “Hat Trick”, conducts passenger transfer serials with HMAS Huon during the ship’s transit to Vanuatu.

Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator - Mine Warfare, Duncan Cobb, monitors the sonar picture in HMAS Huon's Operations Room during the Mine Counter Measures and Diving Exercise 2014.

HMAS Huon's starboard Mine Disposal Vessel is launched to conduct a mine search off the coast of Tasmania's Stony Head Military training area.

HMAS Huon's Clearance Diving team return to their ship following a successful dive during the Mine Counter Measures and Diving Exercise 2014 in New Zealand.